Iranian military unveils underground tactical airbase

STORY: Iranian military unveils underground tactical airbase DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Iranian underground tactical airbase 2. various of the Iranian Air Force STORYLINE: The Iranian military on Tuesday unveiled an underground tactical airbase dubbed Oqab-44 (Eagle 44). During the unveiling ceremony, the airbase was visited by Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri and Army Commander Abdolrahim Mousavi, the official news agency IRNA reported. Located beneath the mountains, the airbase has the capability for the takeoff and landing of different fighter jets, bombers and unmanned aerial vehicles of the Iranian Air Force, the report added. It is also home to different places such as an alert station, hangers for fighter jets and centers for aircraft repair and maintenance, and has navigation and airport equipment as well as fuel tanks, it said. Oqab-44 is one of the several underground tactic